Choose Me (1984)
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92% of critics liked it
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(1,259 ratings)
The lives of five L.A. natives intertwine in this romantic comedy from independent filmmaker and former Robert Altman protégé Alan Rudolph. Eve (Lesley Ann Warren) is a bar owner who has sworn off permanent commitments, seeking only the temporary sexual satisfaction of men. Her roommate Ann… More The lives of five L.A. natives intertwine in this romantic comedy from independent filmmaker and former Robert Altman protégé Alan Rudolph. Eve (Lesley Ann Warren) is a bar owner who has sworn off permanent commitments, seeking only the temporary sexual satisfaction of men. Her roommate Ann (Genevieve Bujold) is her polar opposite. In reality, Ann is secretly the radio sex therapist Dr. Nancy Love, but she has little romantic experience despite her profession. Into their lives comes Mickey (Keith Carradine), a recent mental patient who might be an enigmatic pathological liar. Though she's powerfully attracted to Mickey, Eve's kept at arm's length by her lover Zack (Patrick Bauchau), a married man whose wife (Rae Dawn Chong) also finds Mickey irresistible. When Nancy sleeps with Mickey, he proposes marriage, but she rejects him, though the assignation does have a positive effect on her radio show. Considered Rudolph's seminal work, Choose Me (1984) was the third in a thematically-linked trilogy from the quirky low-budget director, the first two being Welcome to L.A. (1977) and Remember My Name (1978). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alan Rudolph
- Written By
- Alan Rudolph
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ultimately it rang hollow, though always diverting and stylishly cool.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Arguably Rudolf's finest achievement, a moody romantic fable, with lurid visuals and intoxicating jazzy score, in which all the characters are love-struck.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Salty observations on romance, marriage and singleness.
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Randy Shulman, Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
Rudolph's first breakthrough. A tremendous film.
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
"sensual, unnerving and genuinely offbeat comedy"
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Cast
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Geneviève Bujold
as Nancy
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Keith Carradine
as Mickey
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Lesley Ann Warren
as Eve
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Patrick Bauchau
as Zack Antoine
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Rae Dawn Chong
as Pearl Antoine
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John Larroquette
as Billy Ace
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Edward Ruscha
as Ralph Chomsky
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Gailard Sartain
as Mueller
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Bob Gould
as Lou
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John Considine
as Dr. Ernest Greene
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Margery Bond
as Cousin
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Debra Dusay
as Nurse La Mer
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Mike E. Kaplan
as Harve
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Richard Marion
as Gilda
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Henry Sanders
as Hospital Administrator
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Greg Walker
as Stuntman
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Sandra Will
as Ida
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Jodi Buss
as Babs
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Minnie Lindsay
as Woman on Bus
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Elizabeth Lloyd Shaw
as Miss Muffin
- Henry G. Sanders
